– I had a very good telephone conversation with the German Chancellor. He's a strong guy, a very good man, and he won a large election victory," said Donald Trump to journalists on board the Air Force 1 presidential plane. The video of his statements is published on Saturday (5.07.2025) by German news portals.
When asked if he had talked to Friedrich Merze about delivering Ukraine with American Patriot rockets, Trump denied but confirmed that they had talked about it – He (Merz) thinks they should be (Ukrainians) protected," he said. “He is simply a strong man and a very, very smart man,” said the president of the United States German Chancellor.
Air defence for Ukraine
According to media coverage, Merz was to offer Trump a redemption from the US of arms that could be transferred to Ukraine. Tuesday (2.07.2025) The White home confirmed reports of halting the transfer of parts of missiles to air defence systems. According to the U.S. government spokesperson, specified a decision was taken to "put America's interests first". This step was powerfully criticized by Ukraine, which in fresh days is the victim of massive Russian air strikes.
According to the German weekly "Der Spiegel", citing government circles, in addition to the situation in Ukraine, the conversation between Merze and Trump besides afraid tense trade relations between Europe and the US after Trump announced additional duties. However, the president of the United States has made no commitments.
No advancement with Putin
On Friday (4.07.2025) the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenski besides spoke to Trump. "We talked about air defence capabilities and agreed that we would work together to strengthen the protection of our sky," wrote Zelenski on social media.
The day before, the president of the United States spoke to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. This was the sixth conversation they had since Trump returned to the White home in January this year. "No, I have not made any advancement with him," said Trump, asked by the writer if he had come closer to an agreement to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Trump added that he was “not satisfied” with the ongoing war.
For his part, Putin was to repeat during the conversation that Russia would not quit its targets in Ukraine – according to information from Moscow. At the same time, Putin expressed his openness to continuing negotiations with Ukraine.
